Good for: A shaded border, to line a tree-covered pathway, or as one of the best plants for under trees Hardiness zones: 4-9 2. Best shrubs for shade for winter interest (Image credit: Leigh Clapp) Witch hazel, or hamamelis, is a tall flowering shrub that will add some welcome colo...
But if you don’t want to do diligent pruning, avoid ‘Hills’,’ Hicks’, and ‘Browns’ yews because they grow too large for a border. Yews provide all season interest and stand out in the winter garden as a green respite among the deciduous branches. It should be noted that the be...
Perfect for any garden border. Yet, it still has all of the good qualities of a regular Mockorange bush. It’s deer resistant, drought tolerant and has very fragrant white flowers that resemble orange blossoms. New Evergreen Bushes Lily of the Valley shrub ‘Interstella®‘ (Pieris japonica...
Shrubs and hedges make great privacy plants, border plants, or add height and greenery to a landscape. These woody perennials come in many varieties.
The spot I wish to plant, which is on the north side of our house, gets bright & dapple shade throughout the day. I have trucked in soil already because the soil here is heavy clay. As far as being patient, I think I can wait a while for it to take off. It sounds like ...
‘Early Amethyst’ is a much more fine-textured plant than the American native and fits well in a mixed border. In the last few years, I have cut my plants back to 12 to 24″ in the spring, and they have grown back to produce a 5 to 6′ plant with a beautiful habit (see top ...
Boxwoods planted for a hedge or border planting need to be grouped closely together. Half the mature width apart will provide a dense, well-knit effect. Boxwoods that reach four feet wide at maturity should be planted two feet apart to provide that smooth, manicured privacy screen or border....
My husband Henry and I stood outside the back of our new Greenfield house. We each clutched a different custom garden design prepared for us by Home Outside Julie Moir Messervy’s newest service to help homeowners create the garden they had always dreamed of. We looked at each other, we...
In the landscape,Low Oregon Grape is an excellent choice for dry shade. With its leathery, fern-like, leaves, it is an attractive groundcover or border plant for a shady woodland garden. Its prickly leaves make it useful for a low barrier. Sprays of golden-yellow flowers brighten gloomy,...
Plant Rose-of-Sharon at the back of a flower border where the smaller plants can hide the base of the plant. It flowers most profusely in full sun, though it is actually quite shade tolerant; it grows almost like a weed with little care for the quality of the soil it is planted in ...